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Victory

After 4 tries on sock #1 and 2 tries on sock #2 (and if you think about it, I really knit 3 pairs of socks here), I finally have this (over there to the right) to show for all my efforts.

This was the first pair I have knit from Sockotta, and I am desperately trying to ignore the fact that the socks are, as I type this post, making my ankles itch. Nope, I just won't think about that at all.

I was also victorious (albeit 3 days late) in my weekly fridge cleaning. And not merely victorious, but downright creative, actually - I present to y'all Still Life With Leftovers:

P.S. And for those of you who just have to know, from bottom to top it's chicken in black bean sauce, potroast (maybe), black bean soup, scrambled egg, and cooked pumpkin. I'm sure Ma Ingalls would have made some sort of a delicious stew out of all these ingredients before they went bad; I bow to her superior subsistence skills.

I've waited for the right entry to post, and now it's here :)I'm "one of those" au pairs from Germany, who invaded your blog when you began your weekly fridge cleaning. Since I'm at my host family's in Houston, I regularly read your blog (mostly when my 3-year-old naps) and I always love Wednesdays :)Our fridge isn't as messy, but we're only 2 kids and 3 adults. And as I like leftovers for lunch, we don't have to throw away that much. And my host mom always cooks the right amount (actually I don't know how she does that, my mom at home always cooked way too much of any stuff).To your socks. They just reminded me of home and my grandma :) She always makes those socks, even the colors are the same. And yes, they make you a little itchy. But I always liked the color and I liked to wear them at night in winter.

Btw, could you make an entry about home-schooling? Home-schooling isn't allowed in Germany, and I'm really curious how somebody can do and organize something like that.

OK, this comment is now really long, so I better stop here :)Keep on going writing your blog, I love it!

Daniela

PS: I'm from Houston now, but I'm not the one from NASA, even though I went to NASA last Sunday :-P

Have you washed them? I had a pair made from I don't know what (my sister made them) and they itched. Then I washed them, and they were fine. Usually wool doesn't bother me, so I think it was just that particular yarn. I'm not saying you don't wash your socks or anything, just that I know I don't prewash usually, so if you don't either, it might help. :)

If you already know how to knit, it's easy to learn how to knit socks just by following the "Sock Recipe" in Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's "Knitting Rules." That's how I did it. I had to get another beginner's book to see how to knit in the round, but that was easy to pick up, also.

I'm totally impressed with your sock-making skills. My late grandmother made us socks one Christmas and we couldn't get the long tubes past our toes. The socks were hopeless, but the memory of all of us laughing have lasted.

But I also want to say, I admire your comment over at Jenn's today. It's a prickly issue and one I have stayed away from commenting on. I'm sure someone will wonder why church has to be reserved for some and not others.

I really enjoy your fridge clean-out posts, and the flowers certainly do add to the overall effect :) I was just wondering though - have you ever considered freezing leftovers and sauces/soups? We inevitably have too much and freezing helps them last longer (although it can clog up the freezer sometimes).

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